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Category: Young Adult

I had high hopes for this book based on the blurb (and the cover, to be honest). At first, I started to think that maybe my hopes were a bit too high, as while I liked the material being covered in the first few chapters, it felt a bit dry and info-dumpy. Plus, I was struggling to connect with Ivy and the other Royals. But that slowly started to change when Zach showed up. Possibly my favourite thing about this book, he was not at all what I expected him to be. I suppose I was expecting a cocky type […]

This is a book about a breakup, essentially. Maya has just finished high school and is preparing to go to college in a few months when her boyfriend, a year older and a college freshman, breaks up with her out of nowhere, citing that he loves her but he’s starting to feel things for a friend, and he wants to explore those feelings. What comes after is Maya’s attempt to understand and reverse the breakup through something she’s exceptionally good at: science. I know people are going get annoyed with Maya’s reaction to the breakup. Yeah, her actions are a […]

And we’re back with Sienna and Deni! I read Where I Found You about six months ago, and it hit a bittersweet spot in my heart. Centred around a girl who goes to Indonesia following the 2004 earthquake and tsunamis that devastated many countries and people’s lives, it made me remember what it was like to be so close (the Philippines) and to lose a classmate and his family to a wave. I gave the book 4.5 stars because of its emotional impact on me, and I was excited to find out a sequel was coming, set in Cambodia in 2007. […]

There were four big reasons I had to read this book. Four things I love separately that came together to form a book I could not resist, despite having a TBR already heaving for June. (No seriously, there are 23 more books I need to read and review this month because I’m cray cray.) But anyway, what tropes lit up in my Must Have It brain centres as I read the blurb? Ice hockey romance Friendship to romance Secret royal expected to take the throne, a la The Princess Diaries 1 & 2 Fake relationship Sign. Me. Up. As the […]

I tried looking for the perfect gif to show you my expression, but alas, I could not find one that showed my smirk all through reading. You know the kind, where just one side of your mouth curls up, as if you know something juicy? Actually, just look at the face of the girl on the cover. That’s exactly how I looked while reading. You see, Sara Wolf is excellent at banter, and it makes her books so much fun to read. In a departure from Sara’s previous YA/NA contemporary work, Bring Me Their Hearts is a YA fantasy that […]

My review This was always going to be a risky book for me to read because it mentions cheating. Cheating is a big no-no for me. I’ve dealt with it enough in reality that I try to avoid it in fiction. Despite this, I was drawn to this book, though. Admittedly, what I expected was nothing like it turned out. I thought everything would happen on the trip home, as in some big, bad cheating would happen during the holiday. But actually, it all happens before, and it’s a kiss. Sari decides to still go on her trip, as does Zev, […]

My review Two hate-to-love stories in a row! I do love this trope. Ok, I completely forgot the blurb when I picked this book up. I could remember it was a HTL about two high school students paired up for class who are complete opposites, but I forgot that the female character’s name was Jayden. Because the only Jaydens I’ve ever known have been guys… So I read the first few pages thinking Jayden was the guy. To be fair, I did originally read the first couple lines of the blurb thinking this might be a gay romance, until I […]

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